Detecting Change in Muscle Parameters, Pain, and Function With NMES for TTA
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Amputation
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 – 100
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 20 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Sara Peterson-Snyder · Industry
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About This Trial
The proposal aims to investigate a non-invasive, cost-effective method for rebuilding muscle mass in individuals with transtibial limb loss. Maintaining a healthy, pain-free residual limb is a primary concern for prosthesis users.
Amputees commonly experience muscle deficits leading to mobility issues, poor prosthetic fit, and chronic pain. Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) is a potenti…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* 18 years or older
* Have a unilateral transtibial amputation
* Have normal sound limb range of motion and function
* Have a minimum of 4" length limb from tibial tubercle to end of residuum to allow room for NMES pads
* Report current pain at a level 3 or higher on a Visual An…
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